Gunman critically wounds 7 in TN church: MERGED

This is a discussion on Gunman critically wounds 7 in TN church: MERGED within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Originally Posted by miklcolt45
The church was targeted because of its very liberal stances on many different social issues. As a church in bed (so ...

The church was targeted because of its very liberal stances on many different social issues. As a church in bed (so to speak) with the ACLU, I am certain they were anti-gun in practice, if not clearly stated in their by-laws, etc....

Hm. One year later, they've got no answer to a gunman who's shooting the children.

I beg to differ. Their answer may not be as combat effective as a handgun but they did overpower the gunman and I believe they broke his arm in the process. Just because their answer isn't our answer doesn't mean it isn't an answer.

I beg to differ. Their answer may not be as combat effective as a handgun but they did overpower the gunman and I believe they broke his arm in the process. Just because their answer isn't our answer doesn't mean it isn't an answer.

Well, one of the guys trying to grab him was one of the two fatalities.

And it was fortunate that the loon only had a three round shottie. He was tackled after expending the 3 rounds. If he had 7 round capacity like my off the shelf 870, there would have been more dead before he could have been stopped by hand.

Granted, my prefered solution is some lead in the neighborhood of 1000fps. but actually in the real world you may be surprised at how ineffective firearms really are.

Posted today in the good the bad and the ugly. One guy shot, The shooter beaten to death. I forget the name of the university in Australia but their school shooter was overpowered by his intended victims. He had multiple weapons and they were still able to get to him.

According to the CDC better than 90% of gunshot victims that arrive in the E/R alive, survive. The only way these things will turn someone "off" instantly is to disrupt the central nervous system. If you don't do that you need to be ready to fight it out to the end.
These people may not have handled the situation the way we might have liked to, but they handled it. They lived, and some died, but they stayed true to their faith and their values.

Neither do I. Am just worried for folks that think rolling the dice comes up 7's very often. It worked this time. But it's the proverbial game of bringing a knife to a gun fight. The odds aren't in their favor, that's all. Which is why the firearm came to be.

If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.--Samuel Adams as Candidus, Boston Gazette 20 Jan. 1772